| OTICON A/S Patent applications |
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| 20120095284 | BONE ANCHORED HEARING AID WITH ADJUSTABLE RESONANCE DAMPING - The invention relates to a bone anchored hearing aid with a sound processor which generates a vibration signal and serves the signal at a vibrator for transmission of the vibration signal into the skull bone of a wearer and where a resonance damping system is provided in the hearing aid and comprising an electronic notch filter having a notch filter center frequency F1, wherein the notch filter frequency F1 is below a resonance frequency F | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120087505 | WIRELESS BINAURAL HEARING SYSTEM - A wireless binaural hearing system comprises a left-ear hearing device, a right-ear hearing device and auxiliary devices. The devices communicate via radio signals. Each device comprises a radio transmitter transmitting messages, each hearing device comprises a radio receiver receiving messages, the auxiliary device is adapted to transmit application messages, and the hearing devices are adapted to receive application messages. The quality of wireless communication varies when the user moves his head, which may lead to temporal gaps in communication. Such gaps may cause annoying pauses and/or delays in audio signals presented to the user, and the hearing devices may become temporarily unsynchronised. To avoid such gaps and improve reliability of the communication, without increasing the radio signal power, a first hearing device relays received application messages to a second hearing device in dependence on network messages received from the second hearing device indicating whether application messages were correctly received. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120001669 | LOW-POWER DUAL-EDGE-TRIGGERED STORAGE CELL WITH SCAN TEST SUPPORT AND CLOCK GATING CIRCUIT THEREFOR - A storage cell having a pulse generator and a storage element is proposed. The storage element input is connected to receive a data input signal. The storage element output is connected to provide a data output signal. The storage element is operable in one of a data retention state and a data transfer state in response to a storage control signal received from the pulse generator. The pulse generator is connected to receive a clock signal with rising and falling clock signal edges and is adapted to provide control pulses in the storage control signal. Each control pulse has a leading edge and a trailing edge. The control pulses have a polarity suited to invoke the data transfer state on their leading edges. The novel feature is that the pulse generator is adapted to initiate a rising-edge control pulse when receiving a rising clock signal edge and to initiate a falling-edge control pulse when receiving a falling clock signal edge. In this way, a dual-edge-triggered flip-flop may be made using only combinatorial logic circuitry and one level- or single-edge-triggered storage element. The storage cell has low power consumption, facilitates scan testing and can be used by existing design tools and test equipment. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20110311075 | SPECTRAL BAND SUBSTITUTION TO AVOID HOWLS AND SUB-OSCILLATION - A listening device for processing an input sound to an output sound, includes an input transducer for converting an input sound to an electric input signal, an output transducer for converting a processed electric output signal to an output sound, a forward path being defined between the input transducer and the output transducer and including a signal processing unit for processing an input signal in a number of frequency bands and an SBS unit for performing spectral band substitution from one frequency band to another and providing an SBS-processed output signal, and an LG-estimator unit for estimating loop gain in each frequency band thereby identifying plus-bands having an estimated loop gain according to a plus-criterion and minus-bands having an estimated loop gain according to a minus-criterion. Based on an input from the LG-estimator unit, the SBS unit is adapted for substituting spectral content in a receiver band of the input signal with spectral content from a donor band in such a way that spectral content of the donor band is copied and possibly scaled with a scaling function and inserted in the receiver band instead of its original spectral content, wherein the receiver band is a plus-band and the donor band is a minus-band. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110310520 | HIGH VOLTAGE SWING INPUT/OUTPUT ENABLED IN A STANDARD IC PROCESS USING PASSIVE IMPEDANCE TRANSFORMATION - The application relates to a method of enabling a high voltage input and/or output in a standard IC process, the high voltage being higher than specified for I/O transistors of the IC process. The application further relates to a transceiver IC and to an article of manufacture comprising a transceiver IC. The object of the present application is to provide an integrated circuit in a standard IC process that supports larger than specified input/output swings. The problem is solved in that providing that high voltage inputs or outputs of an IC implemented in said standard IC process comprise passive impedance transformation circuitry. This has the advantage of facilitating the use of a standard IC process for higher than specified voltage I/Os. The standard IC process is preferably a CMOS or BiCMOS semiconductor process. The invention may e.g. be used for low power communication devices, e.g. portable devices having a wireless interface, e.g. listening devices, e.g. hearing instruments. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110310516 | ESD PROTECTION IN A STANDARD CMOS OR BICMOS IC PROCESS TO ENABLE HIGH VOLTAGE INPUT/OUTPUTS - The application relates to a method of ESD protecting high-voltage inputs of an integrated circuit fabricated in a standard CMOS IC process, the high-voltage inputs being expected to experience nominal voltage swings that are larger than the nominal maximum voltage swing of the standard CMOS IC process. The application further relates to an IC and to an article of manufacture comprising the IC and an antenna. The object of the present application is to provide an integrated circuit in a standard CMOS process that supports larger than nominal input/output swings. The problem is solved by a) providing an ESD-diode comprising an anode and a cathode and having a forward bias voltage V | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110299713 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING A FOLDED SUBSTRATE - A portable electronic device having a) a folded substrate carrying components of the device, and b) another, separate component having a fixed outer contour, and c) a housing for enclosing said folded substrate and said separate component, said housing having an inner contour, wherein said folded substrate is folded from a planar substrate along a folding line, said folded substrate exhibiting outer edges comprising a folded edge following said folding line. A method of manufacturing a folded substrate. An object of the present application is to facilitate miniaturization of a portable electronic device, such as a hearing aid. A problem is solved in that the folded substrate is shaped to provide that at least one of said outer edges follow(s) the fixed outer contour of the separate component and/or the inner contour of said housing. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110249843 | SOUND PERCEPTION USING FREQUENCY TRANSPOSITION BY MOVING THE ENVELOPE - The application relates to a method of improving a user's perception of an input sound. The application further relates to an audio processing device and to its use. The object of the present application is to increase the sound quality of a sound signal as perceived by a user, e.g. a hearing impaired user. The method comprises a) Defining a critical frequency f | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110222621 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH A MODULATION BANDWIDTH COMPARABLE TO OR EXCEEDING THE BANDWIDTH OF THE TRANSMITTER AND/OR RECEIVER ANTENNAS - A wireless communication system includes a) a first device having a transmitter part with a Tx-antenna for transmitting an electrical signal having a signal bandwidth BW | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110200218 | HEARING AID WITH A CASING ELEMENT - The hearing aid comprises a casing element enclosing electronic components and a battery drawer hingedly connected to the casing element for pivotal movement with respect to the casing element. Bushings in the casing element corresponding to seats in the battery drawer are provided co-axially with the desired pivotal axle and a metal hinge pin is provided coaxially with the desired pivotal axle and extends centrally through holes in the bushings, the battery drawer and the casing parts. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110194717 | HEARING AID WITH EXCHANGEABLE SHELL PARTS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - Hearing aid or audio device having a behind the ear part adapted to rest behind an earlobe of a user and a speaker unit comprising a speaker, whereby the speaker unit is adapted for insertion into the ear of a user, and whereby electric leads are provided between the speaker unit and the behind the ear part, said leads having a connection part opposite the speaker unit for connection with a corresponding socket in the behind the ear part, wherein the exterior and visible parts of the behind the ear part are defined by a generally U-shaped shell element, a battery drawer and a microphone cover plate characterized in that all further inside parts of the behind the ear part are interconnected to form a single sub-assembly and in that said sub-assembly is releasably coupled to the U-shaped shell element between two upright walls thereof by latch-locks provided to interact between the microphone cover plate and the upright wall elements | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110180421 | USE OF A SACRIFICIAL ANODE FOR CORROSION PROTECTION OF A PORTABLE DEVICE, E.G. A HEARING AID - A portable device includes a substrate, a number of electronic components, and a battery having an anode and a cathode for energizing at least some of the components. The application further relates to a method of protection a portable device against corrosion and to the use of a portable device. An object of the present application is to protect selected metallic parts of a bodyworn electronic device against corrosion in a flexible and controlled manner. The problem is solved in that the portable device includes a sacrificial anode in the form of a component adapted to be surface mounted on the substrate. This has the advantage that corrosion can be contained at a specific location. The device may e.g. be used for portable listening devices, e.g. hearing aids or headsets or earphones including a part adapted for being worn at or in an ear of a user. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110176685 | Audio System with Feedback Detection Means - The invention concerns in a first aspect an audio system comprising a microphone, audio signal processing means, an output transducer and means for detecting a possible feedback tone and the corresponding frequency of the feedback tone in the audio system between the output transducer and the microphone. According to the invention means for counteracting feedback are provided. Further, means are provided for changing the phase of the audio signal at a given frequency. In a further aspect, a binaural hearing aid system comprising first and second hearing instruments according to the first aspect, each hearing instrument comprising transceiver circuitry allowing an exchange of signals between the two hearing instruments, and wherein the binaural hearing aid system is adapted to provide that a phase change introduced in the first audio signal by a controller of the first hearing instrument is or can be introduced in the second audio signal of the second hearing instrument via said transceiver circuitry. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110150257 | ADAPTIVE FEEDBACK CANCELLATION BASED ON INSERTED AND/OR INTRINSIC CHARACTERISTICS AND MATCHED RETRIEVAL - The invention relates to an audio processing system for processing an input sound to an output sound. The invention further relates to a method of estimating a feedback transfer function in an audio processing system. The object of the present invention is to provide an alternative scheme for minimizing feedback in audio processing systems. The problem is solved in that the audio processing system comprises an input transducer for converting an input sound to an electric input signal and defining an input side, an output transducer for converting a processed electric output signal to an output sound and defining an output side, a forward path being defined between the input transducer and the output transducer, and comprising a signal processing unit adapted for processing an SPU-input signal originating from the electric input signal and to provide a processed SPU-output signal, and an electric feedback loop from the output side to the input side comprising a feedback path estimation unit for estimating an acoustic feedback transfer function from the output transducer to the input transducer, and a enhancement unit for estimating noise-like signal components in the electric signal of the forward path and providing a noise signal estimate output, wherein the feedback path estimation unit is adapted to use the noise signal estimate output in the estimation of the acoustic feedback transfer function. This has the advantage of providing an adaptive feedback cancellation system which is robust in situations with a high degree of correlation between the output signal and the input signal of an audio processing system, e.g. a listening device. The invention may e.g. be used in public address systems, entertainment systems, hearing aids, head sets, mobile phones, wearable/portable communication devices, etc. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110129094 | CONTROL OF OPERATING PARAMETERS IN A BINAURAL LISTENING SYSTEM - The application relates to a binaural listening system comprising first and second listening devices adapted for being located at or in left and right ears, respectively, of a person during use of the listening system, each listening device comprising antenna and transceiver circuitry for establishing a bidirectional wireless link to the opposite listening device during use of the system, each listening device comprising a manually operable activation element for influencing the functionality of the listening system in a predefined way, the manually operable activation element having at least one mode of operation. The application further relates to use of binaural listening system and to a method of operating a binaural listening system. The object of the present application is to provide a scheme for enabling a user input in a binaural listening system. The problem is solved in that the system is adapted to provide that the effect on functionality of a specific activation of the manually operable activation element of the first listening device is different from the effect of the same specific activation of the corresponding manually operable activation element of the second listening device. This has the advantage of enabling a scheme for setting operating parameters of the system with a minimum of activators. The invention may e.g. be used for the where listening devices are used at both ears of a user, e.g. hearing instruments, head phones, active ear protection devices, etc. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110096948 | HEARING INSTRUMENT COMPRISING A DIVIDED WAX FILTER - The invention relates to a hearing instrument comprising an ITE-part adapted for being positioned in the ear canal of a user, the ITE-part comprising a housing comprising first and second openings adapted for facing towards the ear drum when said ITE-part is mounted in the ear canal, said first and second openings being adapted to allow first and second functional elements of the ITE-part to be in communication with the ear canal, the hearing instrument further comprising a wax filter adapted to fully or partially cover said first and second openings. The invention further relates to the use of a hearing instrument, to a method of wax protection in a hearing instrument and to a wax filter. The object of the present invention is to provide an alternative solution to protect relevant parts of a hearing aid against wax deposition. The problem is solved in that the wax filter comprises at least first and second distinctly different parts for covering respectively, said first and second openings, each of said first and second distinctly different parts of the wax filter being individually optimized. This has the advantage of providing a flexible one-piece wax filter that is optimized according to need. The invention may e.g. be used for the hearing instruments comprising an in-the-ear-part. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110069854 | LISTENING DEVICE WITH A RECHARGEABLE ENERGY SOURCE ADAPTED FOR BEING CHARGED THROUGH AN ITE-UNIT, OR A CONNECTOR CONNECTABLE TO, OR A CONNECTOR OF, A BTE-UNIT - A listening device comprising an ITE part adapted for being located in an ear canal of a user and a BTE part adapted for being located behind an ear of the user, the ITE and BTE parts being at least mechanically connected by a connecting element, the listening device having a rechargeable energy source and electric charge terminals for allowing the charging of the rechargeable energy source when electrically connected to charging terminals of a charging station. Further, a method of charging a rechargeable energy source of a listening device and to a listening system. The electric charging terminals of the listening device are located in or on the ITE part, the connecting element or in an electrical connector of the connecting element connectable to the BTE part, or in an electrical connector of the BTE part connectable to the electrical connector of the connecting element. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110059696 | SHORT RANGE, UNI-DIRECTIONAL WIRELESS LINK - The invention relates to a system comprising a master device and at least one slave device, e.g. two slave devices, the master device comprising a transmitter including a Tx-inductive coil, and the slave device comprising a receiver including an Rx-inductive coil. The invention further relates to a method and use. The object of the present invention is to solve one or more problems of the prior art, e.g. economize on power consumption for a wireless communications link. The problem is solved in that the master and slave devices are adapted to establish a uni-directional wireless link for forwarding an upstream signal from the master to the slave device via the inductive coupling between the Tx- and Rx-induction coils when the master and slave devices are located within a certain distance from each other, wherein the master device is adapted to provide that the upstream signal comprises a payload signal and at least one control signal, the at least one control signal is/are embedded in the payload signal and repeated according to a predefined scheme, and wherein the at least one control signal represents an intended current setting of an operational parameter of the slave device. An advantage of the invention is that it provides a scheme for wirelessly controlling and changing the settings of a slave device from a master device using a uni-directional link from master to slave device. The invention may e.g. be used for applications involving wireless communication between devices at least one of which is a low-power (e.g. battery driven) device, e.g. a portable device, e.g. a listening device, such as a hearing instrument or a pair of hearing instruments. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110051948 | METHOD OF CORRECTING ERRORS IN BINARY MASKS - The invention relates to a method of identifying and correcting errors in a noisy binary mask. An object of the present invention is to provide a scheme for improving a binary mask representing speech. The problem is solved in that the method comprises a) providing a noisy binary mask comprising a binary representation of the power density of an acoustic signal comprising a target signal and a noise signal at a predefined number of discrete frequencies and a number of discrete time instances; b) providing a statistical model of a clean binary mask representing the power density of the target signal; and c) using the statistical model to detect and correct errors in the noisy binary mask. This has the advantage of providing an alternative and relatively simple way of improving an estimate of a binary mask representing a speech signal. The invention may e.g. be used for speech processing, e.g. in a hearing instrument. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110019838 | AUDIO PROCESSING IN A PORTABLE LISTENING DEVICE - The invention relates to a method of processing an audio signal in a portable listening device, the audio signal comprising a low frequency part having an LF-bandwidth Δf | 01-27-2011 |
| 20100303267 | LISTENING DEVICE PROVIDING ENHANCED LOCALIZATION CUES, ITS USE AND A METHOD - The invention relates to a listening device comprising an ear-part adapted for being worn in or at an ear of a user, a front and rear direction being defined relative to a person wearing the ear-part in an operational position. The invention further relates to a method of operating a hearing instrument, to its use, to a listening system, to a computer readable medium and to a data processing system. The object of the present invention is to provide localization cues for indicating a direction of origin of a sound source. The problem is solved in that the listening system comprises (a) a microphone system comprising at least two microphones each converting an input sound to an electrical microphone signal, (b) a DIR-unit comprising a directionality system for providing a weighted sum of the at least two electrical microphone signals thereby providing at least two directional microphone signals having maximum sensitivity in spatially different directions and a combined microphone signal, and (c) a frequency shaping-unit for modifying the combined microphone signal to indicate directional cues of input sounds originating from at least one of said spatially different directions and providing an improved directional output signal. This has the advantage of providing an alternative or an addition to natural localization cues. The invention may e.g. be used in listening devices, e.g. hearing instruments, head phones, headsets or active ear plugs. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100301803 | CHARGING DEVICE AND ALGORITHM FOR CHARGING NIMH BATTERIES - A method of charging or recharging a NiMH battery. The disclosure further relates to a charging station and a system. The object of the disclosure is to provide a charging algorithm that charges the battery in a relatively short time and at the same time is relatively gentle as regards its life time degradation. The problem is solved in that the method includes a) providing a constant charge current until a predefined threshold voltage is reached; b) when the predefined threshold voltage is reached, keeping the voltage constant by reducing the charge current; and wherein the predefined threshold voltage is determined depending on the temperature of the battery. This has the advantage of providing a charging algorithm with a compromise between charging speed and battery life time. The disclosure may, e.g., be used for the portable communication devices, e.g. listening devices, such as hearing instruments. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100272272 | HEARING INSTRUMENT USING RECEIVERS WITH DIFFERENT PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS - The invention regards a hearing aid comprising a receiver and a signal processing device, wherein the signal processing device is electrically coupled to a connection socket operable to detachably connect the receiver to the socket and whereby the signal processing device further comprise a detector operable to detect a characteristics of the receiver which is connected to the signal processing device through the connection socket. The present invention addresses the problem of identification of individual receiver properties as well as of identifying different types of receivers. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100254555 | HEARING AID SYSTEM WITH FEEDBACK ARRANGEMENT TO PREDICT AND CANCEL ACOUSTIC FEEDBACK, METHOD AND USE - The invention relates to a hearing aid system with an electrical feedback cancellation path, for compensating acoustic feedback between an output transducer and an input transducer by subtracting an estimate of the acoustical feedback from a signal on the input side of the amplifier part, the electrical feedback cancellation path comprising an adaptive filter for providing a variable filtering function. The invention further relates to a method of compensating acoustic feedback in a hearing aid system and to its use. The object of the present invention is to provide an alternative scheme for estimating the acoustical/mechanical feedback in a hearing aid. The problem is solved in that the hearing aid system comprises a second electrical input signal consisting essentially of the direct part of said first electrical input signal (i.e. without acoustic feedback), and wherein the second electrical input signal is used to influence, preferably enhance, the filtering function of the adaptive filter of the feedback cancellation path. Preferably, the system comprises a second input transducer for generating the second electrical input signal, the second input transducer being spatially located at a position where the amplitude of the acoustical signal from the output transducer at a given frequency is smaller than at the location of the first input transducer, and wherein the electrical signal of the second input transducer is used to adapt the filtering function of the adaptive filter. Preferably, the signal path comprises a generator of an electrical probe signal for use in characterizing the feedback path. The invention may e.g. be used in binaural hearing aid systems or in connection with other electronic devices comprising a second electrical input signal, e.g. generated by a microphone separately located from a first microphone of the hearing aid. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100232634 | ONLINE ANTI-FEEDBACK SYSTEM FOR A HEARING AID - The invention relates to a hearing aid system comprising an input transducer, a forward path, an output transducer and an electrical feedback path, the forward path comprising a signal processing unit for modifying an electrical input signal to a specific hearing profile over a predefined frequency range, wherein the predefined frequency range comprises a number of frequency bands, for which maximum forward gain values IG | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100226519 | HEARING AID - The invention relates to a hearing aid comprising a shell shaped for placement behind the ear lobe of a hearing aid user whereby a battery door is mounted in the shell for rotational movement between an open position for granting access to a battery and a closed position where
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| 20100220841 | NECKLOOP FOR TELELOOP HEARING AID SYSTEM - The invention relates to a neckloop for being coupled with a transformer element and for generating an electromagnetic signal for being received by a telecoil of a hearing device or by an induction receiver. In order to avoid strangulation of the person wearing the neckloop the neckloop comprises a teleloop cable having a first end and a second end, and a first magnet and a second magnet for forming a clasp of the neckloop. The first and second magnets are of opposite polarity. The first magnet is provided with a first plating and the second magnet is provided with a second plating. The first plating is in direct contact with the first end and the second plating is in direct contact with the second end. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100202641 | HEARING DEVICE WITH ADAPTIVE FEEDBACK SUPPRESSION - This invention relates to a hearing device for compensating hearing impairment of a user. The hearing device comprises an input signal converter for converting an acoustic signal to an electric signal, a signal processor, an output signal converter for converting a processed signal to a processed acoustic signal presented to the user, and an adaptive feedback suppression unit compensating for acoustic feedback between the output signal converter and the input signal converter and to generate a feedback compensation signal, which is mixed with the electric signal from the input signal converter to provide a compensated electric signal. The signal processor is adapted to process the compensated electric signal and to generate a processed signal therefrom. The hearing device further comprises an open loop approximation unit adapted to monitor relation between the compensated electric signal and the processed signal, and adapted to generate a control signal based on the relation, the control signal controlling the signal processor and/or the adaptive feedback suppression unit. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100196861 | METHOD OF OPERATING A HEARING INSTRUMENT BASED ON AN ESTIMATION OF PRESENT COGNITIVE LOAD OF A USER AND A HEARING AID SYSTEM - A method of operating a hearing instrument for processing an input sound and to provide an output stimulus according to a user's particular needs, and related system, computer readable medium and data processing system. An object is to provide an improved customization of a hearing instrument. The method includes the steps a) providing an estimate of the present cognitive load of the user; b) providing processing of an input signal originating from the input sound according to a user's particular needs; and c) adapting the processing in dependence of the estimate the present cognitive load of the user. The estimate of the present cognitive load of a user is produced by in-situ direct measures of cognitive load (e.g. based on EEG-measurements, body temperature, etc.) or by an on-line cognitive model in the hearing aid system whose parameters have been preferably adjusted to fit to the individual user. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100195858 | HEARING DEVICE - The invention relates to a hearing device | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100191125 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING GEOMETRICAL DATA RELATING TO A CAVITY - Disclosed is an apparatus for obtaining geometrical data relating to an internal surface of a cavity. The apparatus comprises a probe having an end portion insertable into the cavity in a direction of insertion, radiation directing means for directing electromagnetic radiation from the end portion to at least one location on the internal surface to cause the radiation to be reflected from said location, detection means for detecting the reflected radiation from the at least one location, and means for determining from the detected radiation a distance between the probe and the internal surface in a direction having at least a transverse component relative to the direction of insertion. The radiation directing means is adapted to direct the radiation at an acute angle relative to the direction of insertion. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100145134 | Device for Treatment of Stuttering and Its Use - The invention relates to a portable listening system comprising a microphone device for picking up a person's voice and a listening device comprising a receiver. The invention further relates to the use of such system. The object of the present invention is to provide a portable device for treatment of stuttering. The problem is solved in that the system being adapted to pick up the voice of a person wearing the portable system by the microphone device, converting the voice to an own voice electrical signal, to transmit the own voice electrical signal to the listening device, to receive the own voice electrical signal in the listening device and to play it for the person by the receiver with a delay. An advantage of the invention is that it provides a flexible body worn system suitable for treatment of stuttering. The invention may e.g. be used for applications involving listening devices to be worn by a person to be treated for stuttering. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100141439 | TIME FOR EAR PILL INTAKE DETERMINED BY NOISE DOSIMETRY IN WEARABLE DEVICES - The disclosure relates to a portable processing system adapted for being worn by a user and comprising an input transducer for converting an input sound to an electric input signal, and a signal processing unit adapted for processing an SPU-input signal originating from the electric input signal. The disclosure further relates to use of such system and to a method. The object of the present disclosure is to provide an alerting device aiding a user in administering the dose of a hearing protecting agent. The problem is solved in that the signal processing unit comprises a monitoring part for monitoring and determining an accumulated sound dose AccD in the electric input signal from a start time t0 and for generating an alarm output at a threshold time t | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100136905 | A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR INDUCTIVE COUPLING TO ANOTHER DEVICE - A communications device for wireless communication with another device, the communications device having a) a first part having a first housing and a first induction coil for providing an inductive coupling to the other device, and b) a second part having a second induction coil adapted to be inductively coupled to said first induction coil and to said other device when mounted on or near said first housing. Provided is a relatively simple mechanical interface for an inductively coupled link between a communications device and another device. The second part is adapted to be detachably attachable to the first housing. An advantage is that no connector is needed whereby a simpler and more reliable device is provided. The consequences of wear of the connector leading to increased contact resistance and/or failure of the electrical connection is avoided. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100135511 | HEARING AID ALGORITHMS - The invention relates to a method of operating an audio processing device. The invention further relates to an audio processing device, to a software program and to a medium having instructions stored thereon. The object of the present invention is to provide improvements in the processing of sounds in listening devices. The problem is solved by a method comprising a) receiving an electric input signal representing an audio signal; b) providing an event-control parameter indicative of changes related to the electric input signal and for controlling the processing of the electric input signal; c) storing a representation of the electric input signal or a part thereof; d) providing a processed electric output signal with a configurable delay based on the stored representation of the electric input signal or a part thereof and controlled by the event-control parameter. The invention may e.g. be used in hearing instruments, headphones or headsets or active ear plugs. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100128911 | METHOD TO REDUCE FEEDBACK IN HEARING AIDS - Disclosed is a method of reducing feedback in a hearing aid adapted to be worn by a user, the method comprising the step of: receiving an audio input signal in an input transducer in the hearing aid; wherein the method further comprises the steps of: transforming the input signal into the frequency domain; dividing the audio signal into a plurality of frequency bands; determining a threshold frequency over which a plurality of upper frequency bands lies; multiplying each of the plurality of upper frequency bands by a random phase, thereby obtaining a plurality of phase randomized upper frequency bands; synthesizing the plurality of phase randomized upper frequency bands and the lower frequency bands to an output signal; transforming the output signal into the time-domain; and transmitting the output signal to an output transducer of the hearing aid. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100124347 | BINAURAL HEARING INSTRUMENT - A binaural hearing instrument set is described in which algorithms are split into a server part and a thin-client part. The respective server part of the algorithm is located in a first hearing instrument unit, while the thin-client part is located in a second unit in the binaural hearing instrument set. This is advantageous in that it enables optimization of the usage of combined processing resources in the two units. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100098278 | LISTENING SYSTEM COMPRISING A CHARGING STATION WITH A DATA MEMORY - A listening system, e.g. a hearing aid system, including a charging station and one or more listening devices, e.g. hearing instruments. The hearing aid system includes a) a hearing instrument including a rechargeable battery for energizing the hearing instrument, and a volatile data memory, wherein basic data for the configuration of the hearing instrument are stored during normal operation, b) a charging station adapted for allowing a hearing instrument to be mounted and the battery to be recharged without removing the battery from the hearing instrument, and c) a connection allowing communication between the charging station and the hearing instrument, to allow the basic data for the configuration of the hearing instrument to be transferred from the data memory of the charging station to the data memory of the hearing instrument, when the hearing instrument is mounted in the charging station. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100067723 | USER INTERFACE FOR A COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A body worn communications device for communicating with a head-worn listening device, the communications device being adapted for receiving a multitude of audio signals and for transmitting at least one audio signal selected among the multitude of audio signals to the listening device, the communications device having a number of functional push-buttons for influencing the selection and properties of said audio signals. The communications device has a user interface having a number of functional push-buttons for influencing the state of the user interface, such as the selection (and de-selection) of an audio signal, events and properties related to the audio signal, and wherein the state of the user interface is indicated at the same button where the state can be influenced. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100062145 | METHOD OF GENERATING AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT OF AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUITRY ON A SUBSTRATE - A method of generating an electrical component ( | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100020992 | HEARING AID WITH MEMORY SPACE FOR FUNCTIONAL SETTINGS AND LEARNED SETTINGS, AND PROGRAMMING METHOD THEREOF - The invention provides a hearing aid comprising a microphone, a signal processing unit, an output unit which generates an output signal perceivable as sound, whereby the signal processing unit comprises a first memory M | 01-28-2010 |
| 20090290146 | PROBING DEVICE AND A SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING GEOMETRICAL DATA RELATED TO A CAVITY - Disclosed is a probing device for obtaining geometrical data related to a cavity, the probing device comprising at least one light source for generating electromagnetic radiation; a handheld probe body comprising a probe tip for obtaining said geometrical data related to a cavity; at least one light guide for guiding electromagnetic radiation; wherein a first end of said at least one light guide is optically coupled to said probe tip; and wherein the at least one light source is optically coupled to a second end of said at least one light guide and wherein the at least one light source is rigidly connected to said probe body. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090289938 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REPRESENTING A SCANNED SURFACE - Disclosed is a method for generating a digital representation of a surface of an object from point data indicative of coordinates of points on the surface. The method comprises receiving a point data item indicative of coordinates of a point in a first one of a plurality of sub-volumes of a volume to be scanned; determining whether a first predetermined trigger condition is fulfilled for the first sub-volume; and if the first trigger condition is fulfilled, computing a local surface representation associated with the first sub-volume from received point data items associated with at least the first sub-volume; determining whether a second predetermined trigger condition is fulfilled; and if the second trigger condition is fulfilled, computing a surface representation of the surface of the object from a set of computed local surface representations associated with respective sub-volumes. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090289621 | PROBE AND COIL FIXED THERETO FOR ESTABLISHING THE SPATIAL LOCATION OF A PROBE BODY AND A METHOD OF FIXEDLY POSITION A MAGNETIC GENERATING MEANS TO A PROBE BODY AND A SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING GEOMETRICAL DATA RELATED TO A CAVITY - Disclosed is a probe for obtaining geometrical data related to a cavity, the probe comprising a probe body comprising a first coupling means; at least one magnetic field generating device comprising a support member and a means for generating a magnetic field; wherein said means for generating a magnetic field being connected to the support member so as to fix a position of said means for generating a magnetic field relative to said support member and wherein said support member comprises a second coupling means configured to engage the first coupling means so as to connect the at least one magnetic field generating device to said probe body. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090202091 | Method of estimating weighting function of audio signals in a hearing aid - Disclosed is method of generating an audible signal in a hearing aid by estimating a weighting function of received audio signals, the hearing aid is adapted to be worn by a user; the method comprises the steps of: | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090196445 | LISTENING SYSTEM WITH AN IMPROVED FEEDBACK CANCELLATION SYSTEM, A METHOD AND USE - The invention relates to a listening system comprising a first input transducer for converting an input sound to an electrical input signal, the electrical input signal comprising a direct part and an acoustic feedback part, an output transducer for converting an electrical output signal to an output sound, a forward path being defined between the input and output transducer and comprising a signal processing unit, a feedback cancellation system for estimating acoustic feedback comprising an adaptive FBC filter arranged in parallel to the forward path, the adaptive FBC filter comprising a variable FBC filter part and an FBC update algorithm part for updating the variable FBC filter part, the FBC update algorithm part comprising first and second FBC algorithm input signals influenced by the electrical input and output signals, respectively, the first and second FBC update algorithm input signal paths comprising first and second variable filters, respectively, the listening system further comprising an electrical update signal essentially consisting of said direct part of said electrical input signal. The invention further relates to a method of improving feedback cancellation and to use of a listening system. The object of the present invention is to provide an alternative scheme for improving acoustic feedback cancellation. The problem is solved in that said first and second variable filters are adapted to be updated on the basis of said electrical update signal. An advantage of the invention is that a desired tone in the input signal is not substantially affected by the feedback cancellation system. The invention may e.g. be used in listening devices comprising active feedback cancellation, e.g. hearing aids, active ear protection devices, etc. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090192345 | BONE CONDUCTING HEARING AID WITH CONNECTION - The hearing aid according to the invention comprise:
| 07-30-2009 |
| 20090154743 | ADAPTIVE HEARING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A HEARING AID - A hearing device having an input unit for converting an acoustic input to a first signal, an output unit for converting a second signal to an acoustic output and a signal processing unit for generating said second signal from said first signal based on a setting indicating a characteristic of a user's ear, said signal processing unit coupling said input unit and said output unit, to a corresponding method for providing a hearing aid and a corresponding computer program. In order to provide an adaptive hearing device and a method for providing a hearing aid which allow for a compensation for the change in a characteristic of a user's ear, in particular for the change to the ear of a child during growth and which are of a low complexity and do not need additional sensors. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090084586 | ASSEMBLY COMPRISING AN ELECTROMAGNETICALLY SCREENED SMD COMPONENT, METHOD AND USE - The disclosure relates to an electronic component assembly including at least one SMD component ( | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090074197 | Frequency transposition applications for improving spatial hearing abilities of subjects with high-frequency hearing losses - A method of configuring a frequency transposition scheme for transposing a set of received frequencies of an audio signal received by a hearing aid worn by a subject to a transposed set of frequencies, wherein the method comprises determining at least one subject-dependent parameter indicative of the subject's ability to detect audio frequencies, and at least one subject-dependent parameter indicative of the location in frequency of one or more spectral cues, configuring a subject-dependent frequency transposition scheme based on the determined subject-dependent parameters, the subject-dependent frequency transposition scheme being configured so as to improve the subject's spatial hearing capabilities, and adapting the hearing aid to perform the configured subject-dependent frequency transposition scheme. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090060517 | METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING FIRST AND SECOND DEVICES RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER - The invention relates to a method of locating a first device for wirelessly communicating with a second device relative to each other. The invention further relates to a system comprising a first device and a second device adapted for wirelessly communicating with each other. The object of the present invention is notify a user of an appropriate position of a first device relative to a second device with a view to ensuring proper wireless communication between them. The problem is solved in that one or more light sources are used to notify the user of appropriate locations of the two devices relative to each other according to a predifined correspondence scheme between appropriate beam patterns and distances between the devices The invention has the advantage of assisting a user in attaining a correct or appropriate distance between a first device (e.g. a programming device) and a second device (e.g. a device to be programmed). The invention may e.g. be used for programming or uploading data from a programming or server device to a portable audio device (e.g. a hearing aid) or to an entertainment device (e.g. a music player or a head set). | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090052708 | Hearing aid with anti-feedback - Disclosed is a hearing aid, where at least part of the hearing aid is adapted to be inserted into an ear canal of a user such that one end of the hearing aid and the tympanic membrane in the ear canal define a residual space of the ear canal, the hearing aid comprising an ambient space input transducer adapted to convert ambient sound to an electric sound signal, when the ambient sound reaches the ear of a user from an ambient space, a processor connected to said ambient space input transducer and adapted to process said electric sound signal, an output transducer connected to said processor and adapted to convert said processed electric sound signal to a sound pressure in the residual space of the ear canal, and wherein the hearing aid further comprises a residual space input transducer connected to said processor and arranged to predominantly receive said sound pressure in the residual space, and wherein the residual space input transducer is adapted to convert said sound pressure to an electric residual space signal for compensating acoustic feedback. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090047994 | System and method for sharing network resources between hearing devices - This invention relates to a system ( | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090046879 | MULTIPURPOSE ANTENNA UNIT AND A HEARING AID COMPRISING A MULTIPURPOSE ANTENNA UNIT - The invention relates to an antenna unit for wireless communication to a multitude of wireless interfaces comprising a multitude of individual antennas, each antenna comprising a coil comprising at least one winding and the individual antennas embrace the same volume and to a hearing aid comprising such antenna unit. The object of the present invention is to provide an antenna unit and a hearing aid providing several wireless interfaces at a relatively small volume. The problem is solved in that at least one of the coils is adapted for providing an inductive coupling to another device. Among the advantages are reduced space/volume, reduced cost and reduced sensitivity to production tolerances compared to a solution comprising individual, separate antennas. The invention may e.g. be used in wireless communication devices, e.g. mobile telephones, head phones, head sets, hearing aids, etc. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090046877 | Control arrangement for hearing aids or for control units coupled to hearing aids - In a control arrangement for hearing aids or for control units coupled to hearing aids, a strain gauge is mechanically coupled to an elastically deformable or displaceable portion of the hearing aid or of the control unit coupled thereto and undergoes an elastic deformation under the influence of an actuating force input by a user, whereby the strain gauge undergoes a variation of one of its electrical values which variation is detected by a controller which provides a control signal which serves for switching between different operation modes of the hearing aid or of the control unit coupled to the hearing aid. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090041260 | Active noise cancellation in hearing devices - Disclosed is a hearing device system comprising at least one hearing aid circuitry and at least one active noise cancellation unit, the at least one hearing aid circuitry comprises at least one input transducer adapted to convert a first audio signal to an electric audio signal; a signal processor connected to the at least one input transducer and adapted to process said electric audio signal by at least partially correcting for a hearing loss of a user; an output transducer adapted to generate from at least said processed electric audio signal a sound pressure in an ear canal of the user, whereby the generated sound pressure is at least partially corrected for the hearing loss of the user; the at least one active noise cancellation unit being adapted to provide an active noise cancellation signal adapted to perform active noise cancellation of an acoustical signal entering the ear canal in addition to said generated sound pressure, wherein the hearing device system further comprises a combiner unit adapted to combine the processed electric audio signal with the active noise cancellation signal, to obtain a combined signal and to provide the combined signal to the output transducer. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090034768 | System and Method for Eliminating Feedback and Noise In a Hearing Device - This invention relates to a system ( | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090029646 | Communications device, a system and method using inductive communication - The invention relates to the transmission of a signal from a communications device to another device (e.g. a hearing aid) by inductive communication and particularly to a scheme for improving the signal quality at the location of the other device. The object of the present invention is to provide an alternative scheme for improving the quality of inductive communication between two (e.g. portable) devices. The basic idea is to arrange at least two induction coils at an angle to each other in a transmitting device and to apply electrical signals comprising carrier signals comprising a carrier frequency f | 01-29-2009 |
| 20080253594 | Hearing instrument with linearized output stage - This invention relates to a hearing instrument ( | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080253593 | Hearing aid - A hearing aid is provided which comprise an audio signal input device ( | 10-16-2008 |
